Introduction to the National Arithmetic: On the Inductive System Combining the Analytic and Synthetic Methods in which the Principles of the Science are Fully Explained and Illustrated : Designed for Common Schools and Academies |
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... wide , and 1 foot high , it is called a cubic or solid foot . If the cube is 3 feet long , 3 feet wide , and 3 feet thick , it is called a cubic or solid yard . 3ft lyd 3ft . 3 ft . 1 yd . = Now , since each side of a cubic yard , as ...
... wide , and 1 foot high , it is called a cubic or solid foot . If the cube is 3 feet long , 3 feet wide , and 3 feet thick , it is called a cubic or solid yard . 3ft lyd 3ft . 3 ft . 1 yd . = Now , since each side of a cubic yard , as ...
Page 98
... wide , and 2ft . thick ? Ans . 44928 . 7. In a room 14ft . long , 12ft . wide , and 8ft . high , how many cubic feet ? Ans . 1344 . 8. What will 9080 cubic feet of ship - timber cost , at $ 11.50 per ton ? Ans . $ 2610.50 WINE OR LIQUID ...
... wide , and 2ft . thick ? Ans . 44928 . 7. In a room 14ft . long , 12ft . wide , and 8ft . high , how many cubic feet ? Ans . 1344 . 8. What will 9080 cubic feet of ship - timber cost , at $ 11.50 per ton ? Ans . $ 2610.50 WINE OR LIQUID ...
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... wide ? Ans . 30 yards . 50. A certain machine will cut 120 shingle - nails in a minute ; how many will it cut in 47 days 7 hours , admitting the machine to be in operation 10 hours per day ? Ans . 3434400 nails . 51. In a field 80 rods ...
... wide ? Ans . 30 yards . 50. A certain machine will cut 120 shingle - nails in a minute ; how many will it cut in 47 days 7 hours , admitting the machine to be in operation 10 hours per day ? Ans . 3434400 nails . 51. In a field 80 rods ...
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... wide , the second 15 feet , and the third 18 feet , I wish to purchase a roll of the widest carpeting that will exactly fit each room without any cutting as to width . How wide must it be ? Ans . 3 feet . A COMMON MULTIPLE . ART . 125 ...
... wide , the second 15 feet , and the third 18 feet , I wish to purchase a roll of the widest carpeting that will exactly fit each room without any cutting as to width . How wide must it be ? Ans . 3 feet . A COMMON MULTIPLE . ART . 125 ...
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... wide ? Ans . 4810 rods . -DIVISION OF COMMON FRACTIONS . ART . 158. DIVISION of Fractions is the process of dividing when the divisor or dividend , or both , are fractions . ART . 159. To divide a fraction by a whole number . Ex . 1 ...
... wide ? Ans . 4810 rods . -DIVISION OF COMMON FRACTIONS . ART . 158. DIVISION of Fractions is the process of dividing when the divisor or dividend , or both , are fractions . ART . 159. To divide a fraction by a whole number . Ex . 1 ...
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annexed barrels of flour bill Bought bushels called ciphers circumference column common denominator common difference common fraction composite number compound interest compound numbers containing cords cost cube root cubic feet currency decimal diameter discount Divide the product dividend division dollars equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE farthings find the interest gallons Give the reason given number given sum greatest common divisor Hence hogshead hundred improper fraction inches interest of $1 least common multiple leaves less miles mills minuend mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply NOTE number of terms obtain paid payment pence present worth prime factors prime number principal purchase quantity quarts QUESTIONS quotient rate per cent ratio received Reduce remainder rule for finding shillings side simple numbers sold solid square feet square root subtract subtrahend tens thousand thousandths tons Troy Weight United States money whole number write yards
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Page 158 - RULE. — Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 296 - Raise the ratio to a power whose index is equal to the number of terms, from which subtract 1 ; divide the remainder by the ratio, less 1, and the quotient, multiplied by the first term, will be the answer.
Page 187 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.
Page 285 - A sphere is a solid, bounded by one continued convex surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within, called the centre.
Page 287 - ... series. The numbers which form the series are called the terms of the series. The first and last terms are the extremes, and the other terms are called the means.
Page 136 - The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number "that will divide each of them without a remainder. Thus 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, and 24.
Page 138 - The least common multiple of two or more numbers is the least number that can be divided by each of them without a remainder ; thus 30 is the least common multiple of 10 and 15.
Page 251 - What is the first rule for finding the cost, when the selling price and the gain or loss per cent. are given * The second rule 1 6.
Page 142 - Dividing the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number does not alter the value of the fraction.
Page 274 - The square of the sum of two numbers is equal to the square of the first number plus twice the product of the first and second number plus the square of the second number.